Merle Haggard - Hobo bills last ride

^CRiding on an ^Feastbound ^Cfreight train ^FSpeeding through the ^Cnight ^FHobo Bill, a ^Crailroad bum was ^D7fighting for his ^Glife.

^CRiding on an ^Feastbound ^Cfreight train.... ^FSpeeding through the ^Cnight ^FHobo Bill, the ^Crailroad bum.... was ^D7fighting for his ^Glife And the ^Csadness ^Fof his ^Ceyes revealed... the ^Ftorture of his ^Csoul He ^Fraised a weak and ^Cweary hand... to ^Gbrush away the ^Ccold

No ^Cwarm lights ^Fflickered ^Caround him...no ^Fblankets there to ^Cfold ^FNothing but the ^Chowling wind ...and the ^D7driving rain so ^Gcold ^CWhen he ^Fheard a ^Cwhistle blowing...in a ^Fdreamy kind of ^Cway The ^Fhobo seemed ^Ccontented for...he ^Gsmiled there where he ^Clay ^CA..Ho -oh oh ^Gbo-oh-oh ^CBill

^CRiding on an ^Feastbound ^Cfreight train ^FSpeeding through the ^Cnight ^FHobo Bill, a ^Crailroad bum was ^D7fighting for his ^Glife The ^Csadness ^Fof his ^Ceyes revealed the ^Ftorture of his ^Csoul He ^Fraised a weak and ^Cweary hand to ^Gbrush away the ^Ccold

^COutside the ^Frain was ^Cfalling...on that ^Flonely boxcar ^Cdoor But the ^Flittle form of ^CHobo Bill...lay ^D7still upon the ^Gfloor While the ^Ctrain sped ^Fthrough the ^Cdarkness...and the ^Fraging storm ^Coutside ^FNo one knew that ^CHobo Bill was ^Gtaking his last ^Cride ^CA..Ho -oh oh ^Gbo-oh-oh ^CBill

It was ^Cearly ^Fin the ^Cmorning when they ^Fraised the hobo's ^Chead The ^Fsmile still lingered ^Con his face, but ^D7Hobo Bill was ^Gdead There ^Cwas no ^Fmother's ^Clonging to ^Fsoothe his weary ^Csoul For ^Fhe was just a ^Crailroad bum who ^Gdied out in the ^Ccold

^CA..Ho -oh oh ^Gbo-oh-oh ^CBill